Senior Electrical Infrastructure Engineer

DigitalOcean•Kansas City, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. We want people who are passionate about optimizing and troubleshooting data center hardware at mega-scale so our customers don't have to worry! Reporting to the Director of Datacenter Engineering, you will lead design, deployment, and monitoring of next-generation power infrastructure in high-density datacenter environments. The ideal candidate will be eager to face new challenges as DigitalOcean continues to scale its data center footprint and explore new technologies to bring to our customers.

Requirements

Technical Degree (BS Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Power Systems Engineering) or equivalent practical experience
Hands-on experience deploying and operating power infrastructure at scale (including experience with utility service entrances, medium-voltage switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, ATS/STS, busway, PDUs, RPPs, and rack-level power distribution)
An in-depth understanding of facility power topologies and technologies (N, N+1, 2N, and distributed redundant designs; 415/240V and 480V distribution; high-voltage DC and rack-level power shelves; etc.)
Strong understanding of power quality, load management, and selective coordination principles in mission critical environments and knowledge of best practices around electrical monitoring and alerting
Working knowledge of applicable electrical codes and standards (NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, UL) and arc flash safety practices
Clear communication and collaboration across key stakeholders
An insatiable passion for constant improvement

Responsibilities

Act as primary SME for all power-related engineering topics at DigitalOcean
Act as secondary SME for all cooling-related engineering topics at DigitalOcean
Evangelize power distribution and efficiency technologies throughout the Infra organization and company
Develop and maintain standards and practices for DigitalOcean datacenter facilities
Inform facility design requirements with best practices for medium- and low-voltage power distribution, redundancy topologies, and high-density rack power delivery
Liaise with colocation facility engineering teams regarding electrical system designs
Liaise with vendor hardware engineering teams regarding hardware electrical design requirements
Lead selection of rack power distribution systems (busway, PDUs, rack-level power shelves) during the hardware design, ensuring designs not only meet our current needs but can scale with us
Develop power monitoring tooling and systems to aggregate electrical monitoring information (branch circuit, PDU, and rack-level) and provide alerting capabilities
Coordinate with operations on monitoring thresholds, failure modes and alerting
Assist in troubleshooting cause of failures and work to prevent them in the future
Work closely with Infra teams such as DC Operations and Machine Design to ensure facility readiness for next-generation solutions